Schematic View#

The Schematic View in JITX provides a visual and interactive interface to arrange and manage your schematics.

Toolbar#

SCH_Toolbar

The Toolbar in the Schematic View includes buttons for adjusting zoom, switching design views, and more. Below is a breakdown of the available commands:

Toolbar Commands#

Icon

Description

Fit the sheet’s contents to the screen.

Toggle the page panel open and closed.

Open the schematic view in a new window.

Toggle the progress report panel open and closed. A red circle indicates detected issues.

Toggle the hotkey panel open and closed.

Page Panel#

SCH_PagePanel

The Page Panel shows thumbnails of all schematic pages in your design, along with their sheet names and indexes. Click a thumbnail to switch to that page’s view. The panel scrolls horizontally when there are more pages than can fit on the screen.

Edit Sheet Title#

Figure 1: Edit a sheet title.

To edit a sheet title, click on the ‘Edit’ popup that appears when hovering over a thumbnail, then enter a new title in the menu.

Add Page#

Figure 2: Add a new page.

Click the icon at the right end of the panel to add a new page after the currently selected page.

Delete Page#

Figure 3: Delete a page.

Click the icon on empty pages in the panel to delete the page.

Progress Report Panel#

The Progress Report Panel shows overlaps detected in your design. When the panel is open, the schematic view displays overlapping objects in red. Overlaps are categorized into three types:

  1. Component Overlaps: Two or more components overlap.

  2. Wire Overlaps: Wires intersect. While wire overlaps do not change connectivity in JITX, they may affect connectivity in other CAD tools when exported.

  3. Mixed Overlaps: Issues involving both components and wires.

Figure 4: Use the progress report panel to identify overlaps.

To review an overlap:

  • Hover: Highlights the affected area in yellow on the current sheet.

  • Click: Selects the smallest component involved in the overlap. If the objects are on a different page, the sheet thumbnail briefly flashes yellow.

  • Double-click: Fits the screen to view all overlapping objects and switches to the appropriate page if needed.

Schematic Concepts#

Schematic Interactions#